Neste has entered a cooperation with Suntory, ENEOS and Mitsubishi Corp. to enable the production of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) resin made with renewable&nbsp;<a href="https://www.neste.com/products/all-products/plastics/neste-re">Neste RE</a>&nbsp;on a commercial scale. Neste RE is Neste&rsquo;s feedstock for polymers production, made 100 percent from biobased raw materials such as waste and residues, e.g. used cooking oil, to replace fossil feedstock in the value chain. Japanese beverage company Suntory will utilize the renewable PET resin to produce bottles for its products in 2024.&nbsp;
A new partner for Neste in Japan, ENEOS will use bio-intermediates based on Neste RE to produce bio-PX (bio-paraxylene) at its Mizushima Refinery in Okayama, Japan. The bio-PX will then be converted to PTA (Purified Terephthalic Acid) and subsequently to PET resin for Suntory to use to manufacture their PET bottles. Mitsubishi Corp. will be coordinating the collaboration between the value chain partners. &nbsp;
&ldquo;In order to tackle the imminent climate crisis and its consequences, companies are required to take responsibility now. Through partnering along the value chain, Neste can contribute to reducing the polymers and chemicals industry&rsquo;s dependence on fossil resources as well as to manufacturing of products that have a lower carbon footprint,&rdquo; says Lilyana Budyanto, head of sustainable partnerships APAC at Neste Renewable Polymers and Chemicals business unit.&nbsp;
A mass balancing approach will be applied to allocate the biobased materials to the PET bottles.
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Renewable Neste RE consists of pure hydrocarbons made from bio-based raw materials and can be used as a drop-in solution to replace fossil feedstock in the making of polymers and chemicals. 

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Neste has entered a cooperation with Suntory, ENEOS and Mitsubishi Corp. to enable the production of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) resin made with renewable Neste RE on a commercial scale. Neste RE is made from 100 percent biobased materials.

Neste enters partnership to enable biobased PET bottles

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